Biochemistry
Oct. 3, 2024
Fourth annual CAFNR Research Symposium poster winners announced
The fourth annual CAFNR Research Symposium was held Tuesday, Oct. 1, and included a poster session. Undergraduate and graduate students as well as postdocs contributed posters to the session. In total, 89 posters were exhibited.
Oct. 2, 2024
Five CAFNR faculty members named as highly ranked scholars
Three faculty members in the Division of Plant Science and Technology, one in the Division of Animal Sciences, and a professor emeritus from Biochemistry, all in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, have been named to the list of Highly Ranked Scholars on ScholarGPS. Scholars listed include: John Boyer, Distinguished Research Professor, Plant Science and Technology Ron Mittler, Curators’ Distinguished Professor, Plant Science and Technology Henry Nguyen, Professor, Plant Science and Technology R. Michael Roberts, Professor Emeritus, Biochemistry Tom Spencer, Curators’ Distinguished Professor, Animal Sciences Highly Ranked Scholars™ are the most productive (number of publications) authors whose…
Sep. 27, 2024
Three CAFNR faculty members named Curators’ Distinguished Professors
The University of Missouri Board of Curators recently named nine University of Missouri faculty members Curators’ Distinguished Professors and one Curators' Distinguished Professor Emeritus, including three CAFNR faculty members.
Sep. 23, 2024
CAFNR students gain varied industry experiences through summer internships
Students throughout CAFNR participated in internships across the nation and many facets of the agricultural industry to prepare for their future careers.
Sep. 12, 2024
CAFNR welcomes new faculty for Fall 2024
Eighteen new faculty members have recently joined CAFNR.
Aug. 22, 2024
CAFNR Hosts Summer Academies for High School Students
CAFNR offers many opportunities for high school students to explore the different majors in the college during the summer.
Aug. 13, 2024
Curtis A. Nutter
Co/post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression by alternative RNA processing is a highly regulated and complex process that exponentially increases the repertoire and dynamic control of gene products. Disrupted RNA processing is implicated in many human diseases, in particular neurological disorders. Alternative RNA processing is regulated by developmental and tissue specific RNA binding proteins (RBPs) which influence core RNA processing machinery. My group will study these regulatory interactions involved in co/post-transcriptional control of neurological development and cell membrane transport/secretion. We will characterize these mechanisms using cutting edge RNA sequencing technology, single-molecule RNA detection, mass-spectroscopy, and CRISPR techniques to address our hypotheses…
Aug. 13, 2024
Prashant D. Sonawane
Plants synthesize a huge repertoire of diverse, lineage-specific Specialized (secondary) metabolites (also known as Natural Products). Although plant specialized metabolites play a central role in defense and stress responses, many of these compounds are also indispensable resources for human nutrition and medicine. In plants, all known specialized metabolites are derived from core/primary metabolites, which are vital for eukaryotic life. Plant derived specialized molecules/natural products have become an integral part of human health (steroid hormones; e.g. progesterone, estrogen), nutrition (e.g. vitamin D supplements, dietary supplements such as Tribulus extracts) and medicine [drugs for treatments ranging from mild inflammation, allergies to chronic…
July 31, 2024
CAFNR Students Selected for Honors College Cherng Summer Scholars Program
The Cherng Summer Scholars program allows Honors College students at the University of Missouri to explore their passions through research projects aimed at questions they are interested in analyzing.
July 31, 2024
Biochemistry and School of Natural Resources advisors selected for UM System Advisor Development program for the 2024-25 school year
Alison Rutledge, senior academic advisor in biochemistry, and Jenna Fusinatto, senior student services coordinator in the School of Natural Resources, were selected to participate in the 6th annual cohort of the University of Missouri System Advisor Development Program (ADP).